Labour Market Regulatory Authority
Intention to Transfer
Through this service, an expatriate employee can announce his/her intention to change the employer or to prevent being moved to another CR without notification.
Process Description
- Fill in the Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB) and submit the required documents at LMRA Expatriate Services Counter.
- Receive the approval from LMRA.
Required Documents
| Required Document | Special Consideration |
|---|---|
| Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB) | Original |
| Expatriate's ID card or Passport | Copy |
Special Conditions
- Once the notification has been submitted, the current employer will be blocked from renewing the employee at the end of the work permit.
- The indication can be done any time for employees who have a valid work permit.
- The intention can only be done once.
- The intention can be done only after passing the half period of the employee work permit.
- The intention can not be done if the work permit has less than 30 days validity or expired.
- No need for the employee to do the intention if the work permit is terminated.
- The employee can cancel the intention (Unintended to transfer).
Service Access
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Working Hours
Expatriate Services Directorate Sitra Industrial Area
- Services offered
- Biometric data collection (Fingerprints and IRIS) for all expatriate employees and intention to transfer
- Services Access
- Walk In or appointment
- Day
- Sunday - Thursday
- Time
- 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Expatriate Services Directorate Riffa - Buhair
- Services offered
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- Biometric data collection (Fingerprints and IRIS) for expatriate employees.
- Intention to transfer request.
- Services Access
- Appointments Only
- Area
- Riffa - Buhair
- Day
- Sunday - Thursday
- Time
- 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Last Update: Thursday 6 July 2023